not
🇺🇸
/nɑːt/
🇬🇧
/nɒt/
adverb
A1
used to make verbs negative
She does not like apples.
A1
used to give a negative meaning to words
The food is not hot anymore.
A1
used to say no after certain words
Will it rain? I hope not.
A1
used to show something may not happen
He might not come to the party.
A1
used to refuse or say no
More coffee? Not for me, thank you.
R
used to mean less than
The store is not far from here.
R
used to mean the opposite
It was not a good movie at all.
R
used to show you mean the opposite
That was a great idea—not!
translation
used to make verbs negative; used to give a negative meaning to words; used to say no after certain words; used to show something may not happen; used to refuse or say no; used to mean less than; used to mean the opposite; used to show you mean the opposite